Archive: 2014

“Children should not labor in the mines; they should go to schools financed by them.” December 18, 2014: The 1999 International Labour Organization Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour (Convention No. 182) has at last entered into…

In recognition of International Migrants Day (December 18), we reflect on the movements of people across borders–the myriad issues that drive people from “home” to new lands in which they take on the new identity of the…

Statement of Solidarity with the People of Peshawar The deadly attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar on December 16, 2014 constitutes an assault against us all. We are appalled by the terrible loss of life suffered by the school children and…

FXB Center instructor Magda Matache’s is featured in two short films currently available on the website of Facing History and Ourselves, a global education project focusing on discrimination and racial injustice. In “We Call Ourselves Roma” Matache…

Image: Getty “…even in low-income countries, important demands for health-related entitlements are being framed in terms of legally enforceable claims.” We’re delighted to announce the publication of the latest issue of…

by Orla Kelly “…sustainable development, without the protection of children from violence and abuse, is impossible.” The mission to end all forms of violence and abuse against the world’s children will likely be included in…

  By Jillian Foster “GBV reminds women that they are not in charge of their lives or their bodies, and that men ought to be.” Gender-based violence (GBV) is both literal – child marriage, human trafficking, rape, honor killings,…

by Angela Duger “…it is victims like Pratibha and Gunjan whom we must keep in the forefront of our minds.” This is a story about two teenage girls, Pratibha and Gunjan, who lived in a remote village in Jharkhand, India.…

by Krista Oehlke G. Beals/UNHCR “Vulnerable children are frequently treated as culpable “illegals” or warehoused outsiders, rather than minors with potential and ambition in need of care.” FXB Harvard Research Director…

The violent conflict in Syria has caused the displacement of almost 11 million people to date. Over 3 million refugees have flowed into Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq. Their numbers have severely strained humanitarian capacity, which is further…